Comments on: Gore http://christophermacintosh.blogsome.com/2005/09/12/al-gore-2008/ Thoughts of a gay progressive libertarian humanist. Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:59:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Paul http://christophermacintosh.blogsome.com/2005/09/12/al-gore-2008/#comment-4 Mon, 12 Sep 2005 18:10:46 +0100 http://christophermacintosh.blogsome.com/2005/09/12/al-gore-2008/#comment-4 I agree that Al Gore would be the best choice for the Democrats. He's well-informed, confident, experienced, a good speaker (both motivationally and communicatively), and he is viewed as fairly centrist even though he is indeed a solid liberal. The biggest "negative" that the Republican/conservative propaganda machine heaped upon him in 2000 was that he was not only just like Bill Clinton but that he was somehow Clinton's pawn, something which, outrageous as it was, mobilized the right-wing into a frenzy. As far as I'm concerned that sort of thinking is ridiculous and Gore was moe realistically operating in Clinton's shadow (and I even liked Clinton). Al Gore is, I think, one of the few people who could pull this country out of the variety of messes that Fuhrer Bush has created. I disagree with you, however, on the Republican candidates. Don't get me wrong - I think you have the list down quite well as far as those who will run in the primaries, but I think you've missed one very important candidate who seems to me almost sure to run and almost sure to cinch the Republican nomination - Jeb Bush. The idea of yet another Bush in the White House honestly terrifies me, but the Republican/conservative machine would jump with joy to support him. He would be tough to beat, too. He holds very true to the general Bush/conservative ideology, but Jeb has 'stood up to his brother' more than a few times for decisions in Florida, and he has, as a result, gained the appearance of being more moderate than his brother or his father. I think he's as dangerous as his brother (maybe moreso because he doesn't seem to be as simple-minded as W), but the Republicans will surely push him into the running come 2008. I agree that Al Gore would be the best choice for the Democrats. He’s well-informed, confident, experienced, a good speaker (both motivationally and communicatively), and he is viewed as fairly centrist even though he is indeed a solid liberal. The biggest “negative” that the Republican/conservative propaganda machine heaped upon him in 2000 was that he was not only just like Bill Clinton but that he was somehow Clinton’s pawn, something which, outrageous as it was, mobilized the right-wing into a frenzy. As far as I’m concerned that sort of thinking is ridiculous and Gore was moe realistically operating in Clinton’s shadow (and I even liked Clinton). Al Gore is, I think, one of the few people who could pull this country out of the variety of messes that Fuhrer Bush has created.

I disagree with you, however, on the Republican candidates. Don’t get me wrong - I think you have the list down quite well as far as those who will run in the primaries, but I think you’ve missed one very important candidate who seems to me almost sure to run and almost sure to cinch the Republican nomination - Jeb Bush. The idea of yet another Bush in the White House honestly terrifies me, but the Republican/conservative machine would jump with joy to support him. He would be tough to beat, too. He holds very true to the general Bush/conservative ideology, but Jeb has ’stood up to his brother’ more than a few times for decisions in Florida, and he has, as a result, gained the appearance of being more moderate than his brother or his father. I think he’s as dangerous as his brother (maybe moreso because he doesn’t seem to be as simple-minded as W), but the Republicans will surely push him into the running come 2008.

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